Marcus Berg's place in the Swedish starting eleven has recently been questioned. Not least now by the former national teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic who gave Berg a number of boots in a well-known interview in the Express.
Last Berg scored in the blue-yellow suit was against Russia at Friends last November. But tonight Marcus Berg broke his seven games long goal drought. The goal was probably not the hardest thing Torsby has done in his career, after two sweaty rescues from David De Gea, Berg was able to nod Sweden's lead goal a few centimeters ahead of the finish line.
- Those who may have doubted that he is no longer hoping I got a slightly different picture today so you think about, says SVT Sport's associate captain after the match.
In addition to the goal, Marcus Berg stood for a stable effort and received much expert praise for his role in Sweden's game. Janne Andersson hopes that Berg has now silenced his critics.
- I'm very happy for him. He got to show today, not only with the goal but also in the game, what a good forward he is, Andersson tells SVT Sport.